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Hello all, I've been doing a little bit of research (besides Modern Vintage Gamer's video on it) on the infamous StarForce DRM (Digital Rights Management) solution, and I'm wondering how bad it really was. What's your StarForce DRM story? Did it linger after you removed all the games with it? How annoying/terrible of an experience was trying to deal with it for you guys? How did you deal with it?

Hi all
i plan on buying a i7 9700k and i new a new motherboard since mine doesn't support 8&9 gen CPU.
there is so many option and price range that i dont really know where to look. Here is what i need:
case:phantek p300a mesh edition support ATX mobo
4 fan header + 1 cpu fan header
no need for water cooling
can be rgb for future
my gpu is ROG STRIX RTX2070S
i got 1x m.2 2280 storage pcie x4
2 sata3 SSD
2x8Gb ram corsair lpx vengeance 3200 MHz cmk16gx4m2b3200c16
730W psu 80+ bronze raidmax
I can't seem to find a good motherboard for it. I have 2 fan header+1 cpufan at the moment but i would like to have all my fan on motherboard instead of 2 direct in psu
I can't find a motherboard that has egnough drm phase vs. fan header
please help me to find a good motherboard

I switch between distors a lot
I don't have a constant daily driver
I haven't used debian before so decided to install it in my laptop with LXQT desktop(which i got to know is not simple at all)
Now I am having weird backlight issues
The brightness is always set to full
And Instead of lowering the brightness of the backlight it seems to be changing the color of every thing in the display to mimick low brightness
Which I noticed when I set the brightness lowest and there seems to be a lot of backlight seeping

Hello,I am taking Lectures for my course.These lectures come over the internet and one has to install their list of software to gain access to videos.Also there was restriction that such videos can only be played on laptop having screen less than 21 inch plus no HDMI or other outputs will be enabled.It was mandatory to install K lite Code pack (2 times i.e. installation over installation).I wanted to record these videos for my revision purpose but i was able to record only Audio.I tried all softwares :1. Microsoft Expression2. Camatasia3. Fraps4. BB Flashback5. OBS6. VLC Media playerAll are able to record desktop but as soon as that video comes up that portion becomes black.These things are opened when video is played: (https://ibb.co/iUbcHo)i can trace them here (https://ibb.co/ksqXiT)These are .dll files and softwares that came (Video plays through content browser)[https://ibb.co/enxTOT]This is how it records:-(https://ibb.co/erfF3T)is there any way to record this?I mean video must have entered somewhere as cache or something else to finally come up on screen.Kindly helpThanks

It was released today, quite recently. Crackwatch on Reddit has it up, but I'm pretty sure it would be against TOS to link. So that's Denuvo 4.8+VMProtect cracked. The only real question is if they did it through good old fashioned cracking methods or figured out a way to use MELTDOWN to grab the encryption keys and worked backwards from there. If the latter, DRM will effectively cease to exist until Coffee Lake processors can no longer run games.

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/09/hps-drm-sabotages-off-brand-printer-ink-cartridges-with-self-destruct-date/
Another day another company trying to monopolies a business. Not only are they causing people who bought significantly more affordable off brand ink cartridges to basically get a bricked printer but it's also popping up for people who legitimately purchased HP cartridges. I wonder how long till someone figures out a "No HP cartridge patch" to let people use the device they've purchased.

A system designed to lock out third-party competitors just enraged consumers
I like systems like this. I know there are people on the internet who will despise the idea of buying little plastic cups filled with ready to go coffee/latte/syrup/etc but for a lot of people, the ease of use is unparalleled and compared to some of the lattes that Second Cup/Starbucks (which are delicious and but expensive), a cup based system can be really economical for some.
Keurig however, are a bunch of dumbasses. Putting DRM on coffee? Not a smooth move at all. No wonder people were pissed. Going after the sacred institution of the coffee bean and trying to lock it down to only accept your cups and not any old piece of plastic (like the old ones)? Foolish move.
Maybe the hurt that slow sales put on their financials sent them a proper message on how to handle the grave issue of coffee DRM.
http://www.theverge.com/2015/2/5/7986327/keurigs-attempt-to-drm-its-coffee-cups-totally-backfired

Oh you don't say Keurig? You don't say that coming with some arbitrary DRM on your single serve coffee cups was bad? Really? You, who hard what might've been considered one of the more popular systems on the market because of how easy it ws to use your own grinds and combinations without needing to "hack" your own coffee maker.
Giving the age old reminder that companies only give a shit when it affects their bottom line, they reversed their decision AFTER it killed their stock prices. Not before. Not a day or two after the decision. Nope.
http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/05/keurig-stock-drops-10-percent-says-it-was-wrong-about-drm-coffee-pods/

The intrusive hardware tracking DRM makes a return with EA's latest title: Battlefield Hardline. Reviewers conducting benchmarks with the newly released title have been hit by Hardline's DRM wall after swapping hardware during testing.
'After testing merely a handful of graphics cards I noticed EA will now lock your game with the following message: "We're sorry, an error has occurred. Too many computers have accessed this account's version of battlefield Hardline Digital Deluxe recently. Please try again later."'
The DRM implemented into the game, intended to stop piracy, seems to be recording the hardware ID numbers of the components in your system and after 5 changes to the hardware, the associated account is blocked for 24 hours.
While this is not a new form of DRM, it goes to show that publishers are persisting with forms of DRM that ultimately hurt the legitimate users as well as those who attempt to provide media coverage of the game at launch. The PC has the potential to unquestionably be the best gaming platform, sadly however, it seems like game studios are doing their best to make us want to go back to using consoles. Source: http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/ea-infects-battlefield-hardline-with-new-ghastly-drm.html

Article at Variety.
... Do these people even understand how technology works? Or what "Resolution" even is? Seriously. This is some backwards thinking. It's like listening to a 4 year old try and tell you what is the way that things should be done. They're trying to do it in a somewhat logical way, but they lack so much information and understanding that they sound ... stupid.
Maybe that's because the Movie industry does thing in fairly stupid ways? Maybe it's because they are too traditional and aren't modernizing to changing technology? And people ask why pirates exist? Because this industry is lead by people like this. Who understand nothing about how their money makers are made.
This is about the only good thing I found that he said. It's mostly true. You should do what you love, but sometimes you need to relegate what you love to a hobby rather than focus on it as a profession because not everyone can be good at what they love. You get the idea. What do you guys think? Everything that's been going all lately has me fairly frustrated. People have always said the leaders were out of touch with what they lead, and honestly, I'm only beginning to realize how true that is. Either they are out of touch, or malicious in their intent (i.e. paid off). Either way, they need to be replaced in my opinion.

Well, this is interesting... it appears Keurig is unhappy allowing unlicensed or refillable pods to be used with it's coffee machines, and is going to do something about it. http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140227/06521826371/keurig-will-use-drm-new-coffee-maker-to-lock-out-refill-market.shtml
I have one, and I do use a refillable pod with locally roasted coffee. I have a french press, but that can be time consuming, and I usually end up wasting some. I'm assuming it will be some sort of RFID tag that allows use? I didn't read the attached document.
I guess Keurig machines aren't all that techy, however... it does raise (for me) an interesting point about how DRM (or in this case, CRM? Coffee Rights Management?) can and will be applied to everyday things, not just digital files... when will companies see that this doesn't benefit them or their customers? What are some other possibilities of household or business Items that could be "DRM'd"?

"Microsoft has made a dramatic U-turn over its decision to impose restrictions on pre-owned titles on its new Xbox One console"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22980973
So answer the poll. Are you more likely to buy a Xbox ONE now?

the GOG.com No DRM summer sale starts today
new deals everyday until July 5th
most games on the site are on sale
http://www.gog.com/
* i know there is another post , well here it is again if you missed it :) *

So, I've just brought a few games on the steam summer sale and it got me thinking about a few things.
1. Do steam games support mods, (I brought Fallout 3 and Fallout: NV) If so, would it be more advisable to buy the physical game?
2. Do physical, non-steam games show up in one's steam library?
3. Is the DRM on steam particularly annoying/intrusive (enough to buy a physical game)

A game within a game. Game Dev Tycoon allows you to develop games and engines while trying to develop your small company to be the next EA. But for an apparent 97% of the people who played the game they could not get far because they were plagued by piracy and people pirating there big ticket games. As people took to the forums wanting help with what to do the game devs let people know that the cracked copy of the game was changed to allow for your game to be pirated and thus your company would fail. The developers released the cracked copy at the time of the legal download so that people could understand what piracy does to businesses and even more so to small businesses and I think they proved a point.
This is quite the eye opener to allow for people to see the direct result of there actions and how it is not such a small deal. Some people have the mentality of they seem to think they are the only ones doing it so the $7 the game costs won't be missed. But as we see from this game of the over 3k downloads only 3% of the people actually bought it. For a small developer this just sets you on a road to failure. While there are some people who do not pay for games and only pirate, others sometimes can not afford it because of lack of income or want a demo before they throw their money at a game they have no idea about.
Piracy within the gaming community and the movie/music industry are quite different. As movies can make money not just from theatre release, but from dvd sales and tv slots. Gaming companies usually get the majority of there money from initial release or when the game goes on sale later on resulting in lower profit. Hopefully for the people that pirate games you understand a little bit better that the effect it has is bigger than you think.
Sources: Eurogamer
"It says blah blah our game got pirated stuff like that. Is there some way to avoid that? I mean can I research a DRM or something?"

3DM Leader Bird Sister
According to the new announcement the group leader Bird Sister said that they are not done yet.
Well it seems like the previous announcement was more of a publicity stunt. Let's see what Linus and Luke think about it.
SOURCE: TORRENT FREAK

Reddit post by game cracker Voksi: https://www.reddit.com/r/CrackWatch/comments/908pg1/sega_rushes_the_new_denuvo_in_new_sonic_manias
TorrentFreak article: https://torrentfreak.com/sega-accused-of-anti-consumer-behavior-with-rushed-sonic-mania-plus-protection-180720/
"I'm gonna focus here on the second post. This slowdown is caused by a trigger in the time attack menu when you scroll down till the last levels, which is not closed properly, which causes Denuvo to continue writing in its section until the game is closed, which causes massive game slowdown."
"I've encountered this exact anti-tamper trigger while making my crack, which put the game in the exact same loop, in the exact same spot. So, this trigger is failing for this person on a legit copy. Good job, SEGA!"
Proof and steam discussions on it in the Reddit thread.
Voksi is a member of notorious game cracking group, REVOLT, and is known for their hard work cracking lots of Denuvo games the last few weeks (check their Reddit history).

source: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1323084
I really hope other developers get their heads out of their collective asses and never use this shit again
it took time, but Denuvo got cracked in the end and Doom was one of it's "victims" - DRM doesn't prevent piracy, it hurts sales
ps: Doom Update 5 was released yesterday https://steamcommunity.com/games/379720/announcements/detail/585862749595357814
but there's nothing in the patch notes relating to this DMR change
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hearsay on why Denuvo was removed from DOOM:

I was planning on starting my build this coming Friday, but I am still up un the air between the 5920k and the 4790k. So my plan now is to upgrade the rest of my system and the choose between z97 and x99 in a month or 2 since W10 and DX12 are slated for release Q2 of this year. Thats where I have a few questions...
1) If I buy a SSD and Windows 8.1 now, will it act funny when I change out my CPU and MOBO? I imagine it should work, but when I tried to use the HDD out of a used Gateway when I built my current rig it did not work. My current OS is an OEM copy.
2) If I buy games now(hard copies), will I run into DRM trouble when I change out my CPU and MOBO. Like, will they games think they are in a whole new computer, or will it be fine if they are still on the original storage device. Right now, I only have STO, DCUO and Planetside 2 I'm not worried about them. I do want to get Witcher 1 and 2, BF4, DA: Inquisition and Skyrim(mostly to see how pretty it is compared to Xbox) but don't want to run into problems when I upgrade.
Sorry, I havent really upgraded more than just my GPU(s) and PSU in over 6 years, so I never really had to worry about this before. As always, any help with this will be greatly appreciated.

Which has the best song quality download I can purchase music from? Amazon or Itunes or Googleplay or the band store itself? I want to pre-order the upcoming Lifehouse album 'Out of the wasteland' which will be out the end of this month and I have never bought any music digitally before. It was either cassette, cd or just stream from online. There's no cd player on my macbook so physical cd is not an option anymore (i wish i still have my discman). Are all of them DRM free and can be played anywhere? Thanks.
I'm a huge fan of Lifehouse btw. So happy they are coming to London in October.